Posts Tagged ‘Charlottesville’

Greetings to one and all, four three four, near and far…
Pre-production demos for the new album The Year Without A Summer are nearly complete. Once they pass thru the stage of nearly complete and become complete, we will book the studio time to record the final vocal tracks and then the bass and drums. i’ve been recording the guitars here at hOMe.

As stated in the previous update, we’re doing a live gig at Umlaut, in R2 on the downtown mall in Charlottesville on June 4, 2013, and the set list will be primarily made up of songs from the new album. We’re also going to be placing USB thumb drives all around the venue containing a selection of the pre-production demos. This means you’ll have a chance to hear some of the new album live for the very first time, and also have a chance to take some of it home with you.

If you come across one of these thumb drives, we hope that you’ll share whatever you find with all of your friends.

HK,

jjw

s/t

Greetings to everyone in the Four Three Four, near, and beyond.

We’ve been hard at work on the new album, The Year Without A Summer, for the last couple of months. We’re now ready to share it with you in a very special live event on June 4th of this year.

June 4th 2013
Umlaut @ R2
303 East Main Street
Charlottesville, Va
10pm ~ $5

In an exclusive for Umlaut, where we played our first live gig ever, we will be playing a set of almost entirely material culled from the new record, but with a couple of your old favorites thrown in as well. Many of these songs will be played live for the first time that night.

This record marks a pretty specific departure from the sound of the last few releases, and we absolutely can’t wait to share it with you.

Don’t miss it.

s/t

2010-04-20 was the first ever Oh So live gig, at R2 inside Rapture.

2013-04-20 we will be celebrating the occasion by playing a short set just down the road… at the Charlottesville nTelos Wireless Pavilion.

the event starts at 5pm. there is a diverse lineup of bands, and a limited amount of time allotted to each, so we encourage you to arrive right at 5pm.

we’re going to be playing not one, but two songs from the upcoming album, The Year Without A Summer, currently in production.

we’re also going to have not one, but two dancers on stage with us.

this is a public event. please share it on your on profiles, and invite all of your friends.

we can’t wait to see you there.

s/t

happy holidays from everyone in the Oh So family to all of you out there.

2012 was an interesting year. it was packed with lots of highs for the band, not limited to the release of the Erotic music video, winning the 434-and-beyond spanning Last Band Standing competition sponsored by Wild Wing Cafe, and the release of the Erotic Too EP. you can expect another EP, 434vII, in 2013 featuring remixes and alternate versions from both of the Erotic releases.

as we close the year i am pleased to report that i have completed the writing phase of our second album, which will be called The Year Without A Summer. It was originally conceived as a concept album about the summer of 2010, the year that we recorded our first album, All I Ever Wanted. what i have come to realize is that it is a concept album, but rather about everything that happened in my life during 2012, told thru the lense of the story of the summer of 2010.

it contains some of the darkest songs that i have ever written, and some of the brightest ones as well. you can expect it to invade your ears, brain, heart and soul in 2013.

HK,
jj williams

s/t

Beautiful Ones,

You did it! Because of you, we have succeeded in winning the Last Band Standing competition.

Special thanks to Rob Richmond, who ran sound for all three rounds we played, and to DJ Cadybug for keeping the momentum going in between bands. Extra special thanks to the staff at Wild Wing Cafe, who were a pleasure to work with.

Extra extra special thanks to Jam Thicket, the band we competed against in the final round, who put on an incredible show, and were some of the kindest, most humble people that we’ve ever played with. They exemplify the spirit of The 434.

We could not have accomplished this goal without the love and support of everyone that came to the shows, voted in the polls, and helped us spread the word online. This is Your Victory. No matter where you are, near or far, you are all a part of The 434.

To show our appreciation, here is a free download of the five song “434 vI” EP from our bandcamp page, available this weekend only. Pat yourselves on the back, because you deserve it! s/t

s/t

Beautiful Ones,

If you missed us last Thursday, or if we left you wanting more, we are happy to announce two more opportunities to come out and play this month…

The first is this Friday, August 10th at the Main Street Annex, where we will be supporting Kung Fu Dykes and Hunter’s Ground.

The second will be next Thursday, August 16th, where we will be returning to Wild Wing Cafe to compete in Round 2 of the LAST BAND STANDING event. With your love and support we were able to advance to this round, and with your further support we can advance again.

For the August 16th, LAST BAND STANDING event, there are a number of different ways to show your support for Oh So, including coming to the gig, posting about it and sharing the event on your facebook page, and “liking” Wild Wing Cafe to take part in a poll that will be created the day of the event.

See you soon…

s/t

Dear Beautiful Ones,

Our next 434 performance will be at Wild Wing Cafe on August 2nd with our friends Fleshrevolver. WNRN’s DJ Cadybug (from “Subculture Shock”) will be spinning between bands.

This event is part of Wild Wing Cafe’s Last Band Standing competition. There are a number of different ways to show your support for Oh So, including coming to the gig, posting about it and sharing the event on your facebook page, and “liking” Wild Wing Cafe to take part in a poll that will be created the day of the event.

Here’s the thing: We love Fleshrevolver. It’s not about who wins or loses. We don’t particularly care who you vote for. We just want your body in the room.

s/t

Saturday 05/12
Black Market Moto Saloon
1304 E Market St
Charlottesville Va

$5 doors at 8pm with Oh So at 9pm

Join us Saturday 05/12 for an evening of music at the Black Market Moto Saloon in Charlottesville VA. At 9pm Oh So will share their special brand of dirty electro pop, and at 10pm the members of Oh So will be joined by Jeff Diehm on vocals to form Autumn Cannibals.

Anyone who saw this lineup perform last September at R2 knows that this is not a night to miss!

s/t

Greetings lovelies,

We’re quite pleased to be playing our first show in the 434 to feature our new 4 piece lineup on Friday, March 30th at the Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar on the downtown mall.

Charlottesville’s favorite undead rockabilly act, ROCK N ROLL CANNIBALS, as well as Richmond Va’s FIRE BISON will also be on the bill. We can’t wait to see you there. s/t

The 434 awoke this morning to find the ground covered with a thin layer of snow. To celebrate, for one day only you can download “This Mistake (Frozen Version)” from our EP, 434, totally free of charge. This offer expires tomorrow, so get it while you can!

s/t